Associate Professor Ben Wadham
Associate Professor
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
Ben is a sociologist and his main research interest is militarism and the military in Australia. He is interested in the place of the military in Australian history and within Australian culture and governance - civil society, the miltiary and the state. Ben writes about the cultural history of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Of particular interest is military culture and crime and the military. He is currently Chief Investigator on an Australian Research Council Grant titled "Institutional Abuse and Organisational Reform within the ADF (1969-). He has recently published Criminologies of the Military: Militarism, National Security and Justice. Ben also researches men's violence toward other men and is using Virtual Reality as a pedagogical tool for education for violence prevention. This research focus is critical masculinity studies.
PhD (Sociology)
Grad Cert Public Policy
Australian Postgraduate Award 1998-2002
Australian Defence Medal
ARC Discovery: Institutional Abuse and Organisational Reform in the ADF (2018-2021)
Research Higher Degree Coordinator
Director, Doctor of Education
Delegate, NTEU
Completions
Education Doctorate
- Teacher Education Reform in Undang Pandang - Faridah Ohan - 2013
- Medical Students and Physical Examination - Anna Vnuk - 2013
- The role of teacher/student relationships in English teaching in Surabaya - Suryanto - 2013
- Content-Based Instruction At The International Standard School Teacher Education Program - Soni Mirizon - 2014
- The representation of Indonesian English language teachers’ ICT learning experiences: processes and outcomes in English language classrooms - Dyah Ciptaningrum - 2015
- Experiences Of Indonesian Pre-Service English As Foreign Language Teachers In Implementing Technology In Teaching Practicum: An Investigation Through TPACK Framework - Effendi Limbong - 2015
- An Examination of the Moral Reasoning Abilities of Cypriot Accounting Students - Maz Demosthenous - 2017
- Volunteer Motivaton in Surf Life Saving: A Theory of Motivation through Identity - John Fitzgerald - 2018
- Education, Aspiration and Entrrepreneurship - Identifying Changes in Lifestyle Aspirations of Filipina Informal Sewttlers over Space and Time - Luceille Outhred - 2019
Masters of Education
- Religion and the International Baccalaureate - 2011
- Domestic Violence in Indonesia - Mohammad Ihsan - 2007
Honours
- Pre-service teachers perceptions of race and nationalism - 2010
- Home Economics and SA Schooling - 2005
- Qualitative Research Methodologies
- Social Theory
- Continental Philosophy
- Globalisation, Development and Education
- Governance and Policy
- Race, Gender, Nation
- Militarism & Violence
- Professionals and Activists
- Policy and Governance
Vice-Chancellor's Prize for Doctoral Thesis Excellence - JUN 2019
National Tertiary Education Union
Media commentary on civil military relations and military culture
Journal Reviews
- Australian Feminist Studies Journal
- Journal of Australian History
- Men and Masculinities
- Armed Forces and Society
- Health Sociology Review
- Anjelika
- Critical Education Studies
- Journal of Sociology
- Psychology of Men and Masculinity
- Medical Anthropology
- Critical Military Studies
- Australian New Zealand Journal of Criminology
Collaborations
- Sammy D Foundation
- William Kibby VC Shed
- Victims of Abuse in the Australian Defence Force Association
- Men
- Masculinity
- Military culture
Ben Wadham is a member of the Australian Peacekeeping and Peacekeeper Veterans Association (APPVA).
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